The auspicious time will come soon.
The wedding team from Prince Anjing's Mansion has arrived.
Xie Ping was helped out of the boudoir by Po Xi, walked to the door of Xie's house in a daze, and was helped onto the sedan chair.
After getting on the sedan chair, she raised her hijab and looked at the Xie family through the gap in the curtain. She saw her grandparents, her father and mother, Xie Shi'an, the Xie family's aunt and other younger brothers and sisters... She recognized her ancestors from It has only been four years since I returned to the Xie family. I have already regarded this place as my home, but I didn't expect that I would leave so soon.
There is melancholy and reluctance in my heart, but more importantly, I am yearning for the future life.
The sedan chair was lifted up, getting farther and farther away from Xie's house.
Xie Ping thought that the sedan chair would be carried directly to the palace, but unexpectedly, it turned a corner on the street and stopped at the entrance of Shifu.
Prince Anjing entered the Shi family gate in person and led his concubine, Miss Shi, into another sedan chair.
The two sedan chairs, one behind the other, passed through the lively streets, and many people couldn't help but talk about them.
"Prince Anjing is so lucky. He married two women in one day. Come on, let's make a bet. Who do you think Prince Anjing will marry tonight?"
"She must be the eldest lady of the Xie family. She is the principal concubine. Of course, she will have a wedding night with the principal concubine."
"No, no, the Shi family's family status is much higher than that of the Xie family. Prince Anjing will have to borrow the power of the Shi family in the future, and he will definitely give the Shi family face."
"Do you think it's ridiculous? Prince Anjing married two girls in one day, and the dowry was less than the dowry of the Crown Princess and Princess Gongxi, or even less than one-tenth."
The people on the street looked at it and thought, isn't it? There is a main concubine and a side concubine. The total dowry of the two girls is less than thirty-two taels.
And from the looks of it, they were all utensils on the bed and in the house, and none seemed to be of real value.
"The Xie family is from a poor family, so it's understandable that they can't afford a dowry, but the Shi family can't..."
"Don't you know yet? The mistress of the Shi family married later, and the eldest lady of the Shi family is the stepdaughter. What stepmother would prepare a dowry for her stepdaughter?"
"Prince Anjing is a prince. When the emperor made him king, he was rewarded with countless gold and silver treasures. How could he care about his wife's dowry?"
"Prince Anjing has such a noble status, but he married the daughter of a mere fifth-grade family. It shows that Prince Anjing is really happy with Miss Xie and is a responsible person."
"..."
Xie Ping, who was sitting in the sedan chair, breathed a sigh of relief.
She doesn't have a dowry, and neither does Shi Concubine, so she doesn't have to feel like a short concubine.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the sedan stopped, the curtain was opened, and Xipo helped her walk out of the sedan, crossed the threshold, and walked into Prince Anjing's palace.
I went to the church in a daze, with all kinds of auspicious words in my ears, and then I was sent to the bridal chamber.
She sat in the festive bridal chamber for an unknown length of time. The bustling sounds in the distance gradually disappeared, and the night became darker and darker. The maids around her yawned one after another, and even she herself couldn't sit still. .
She lifted up the red hijab: "Go and see if the prince is still drinking in the front yard?"
The maid nodded and left, and came back half an hour later: "Miss, the prince..."
Xie Ping interrupted her coldly: "Miss, I am the princess now."
"Yes, Princess." The maid said, "After asking around, the aunt in the mansion said that the prince went to Concubine Shi's residence."
Xie Ping pulled off the red hijab, her face turned ashen.
She was a dignified concubine. Instead of paying her due courtesy, the prince went to the concubine first, which was a trample on her face.
But she also knew that she got married before her hair was born, so in order not to live up to the truth, the prince would definitely not come to her on the wedding night.
She took several deep breaths, then suppressed the anger in her heart, and let the maid wash herself and go to sleep.
The next morning, before dawn, the aunt from the palace came to wake her up and go to the palace to pay respects to the queen and concubine De.
Xie Ping didn't sleep well all night, and her face looked very bad. She put on a lot of powder to cover up the haggardness under her eyes. She followed her grandma to the front yard, where her husband, King Anjing, was practicing sword practice.
This was the first time Xie Ping saw King Anjing dancing with a sword, and she was fascinated by it for a moment.
After King Anjing finished, she quickly took the handkerchief from the maid's hand, walked up and wiped King Anjing's sweat: "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work."
King Anjing glanced at her, took a step back, and coldly avoided her touch.
Then he strode behind her. She turned around and saw Concubine Shi coming.
King Anjing walked up to Concubine Shi. The two stood opposite each other, looking like a couple. But she, a serious princess, looked a little ridiculous.
She said: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time to enter the palace."
King Anjing nodded: "Concubine Shi will follow."
Xie Ping's fingers froze, and she forced a smile and said: "I'm afraid it's a little unreasonable for the concubine to enter the palace..."
"This is the order of the Queen Mother." Prince Anjing glanced at her, "Why, does the Princess have any objections?"
Xie Ping's smile also froze.
Concubine De hated her so much that she deliberately summoned a concubine on the first day of her wedding.
After today, everyone will know that she, the eldest daughter of the Xie family, is not respected by her husband, not liked by her mother-in-law, and has lost all her dignity.
King Anjing snorted coldly and strode forward.
He really regretted it to the extreme. He regretted that he had not withstood the temptation that day and did such a thing with this woman in Qing'an Temple...
He, a dignified prince, was forced to marry a fifth-grade concubine as his concubine, which became the biggest joke in the entire capital.
Why should he give this woman face? Why should he give her the honor that a princess should have? Even if he doesn't like the concubine, he still has to show affection to her...
"Princess." Concubine Shi walked up to Xie Ping and said softly, "Concubine De had some friendship with my mother who died young, so I summoned me."
She was afraid that the princess and the prince would be separated, so she came here to explain.
But Xie Ping sneered: "Concubine Shi is here to show off to me how close Ling Ci and Concubine De are. Does she want to overpower me, the princess?"
"No, of course not!" Concubine Shi said quickly, "I mean..."
"Okay, stop talking."
Xie Ping pulled her lips impatiently and turned around to follow King Anjing's footsteps.
Concubine Shi bit her lip and slowly followed the two of them as the carriage headed towards the palace.
When we arrived at the entrance of the palace, as the eunuch walked to Kunning Palace where the queen lived, the sky was just getting brighter.
The three of them paid their respects to the queen, who rewarded Xie Ping with a jade Ruyi and Concubine Shi with a jade bracelet.
Xie Ping's face was full of sincere gratitude, and her first smile after getting married finally appeared on her face.
But when she arrived at Concubine De's residence, she couldn't laugh anymore. Concubine De gave her a gold hairpin, but turned around and rewarded Concubine Shi with several pieces of brocade and a fine head and face.
Without even looking at her, Concubine De took Concubine Shi's hand and said: "I and your mother are handkerchiefs. When I entered the palace to serve the emperor, your mother married your father. Who would have thought that you Mom went there at a young age... Hey, it's just that I'm really wronging you by letting you be my concubine..."
"I am not wronged." Concubine Shi said hurriedly, "The princess and I are like sisters. It is my blessing to be able to serve the prince together with the princess."
She mentioned the princess specifically, hoping that Concubine De could talk to the princess more.
These words were particularly harsh in Xie Ping's ears.
