He didn't show up during the worship service, and only a few maids were arranged in the backyard to serve him who disobeyed orders. These details were enough for An Yueli to notice Prince Xiao's contempt for her.

Regardless of whether it is to save her life now or for long-term development, she must ease the relationship between the two as soon as possible, at least not to let Prince Xiao lose face because of her.

Returning to the wedding hall from the inner courtyard, there was a constant buzz of people drinking and drinking, and the guests held wine glasses and said auspicious words one after another.

An Yuelixu squinted her eyes and searched around carefully. She first spotted the back of the guard leader Jiang Chen, and then noticed that he was actually holding a wheelchair in his hand.

A young man, also wearing a red wedding dress, was sitting in a wheelchair, with a golden crown tied high on his head. He was receiving congratulations from everyone with his back to her.

This man is An Yueli's husband, Su Huaixiao, a man famous for his outstanding military exploits and cruelty.

An Yueli took a deep breath and was about to step forward, but saw someone taking the lead.

Yin Huaizhi walked out of the crowd holding a folding fan, smiling and bowing slightly to the man in the wheelchair.

"Today is Prince Xiao's special day, but His Royal Highness is too busy with the drought in Quzhou, so he specially ordered me to send you a congratulatory gift to wish Prince Xiao a happy wedding."

He clapped his hands, and two strong servants immediately brought up something taller than a man. The object was covered with red cloth, making it look particularly mysterious.

"Please accept it, Prince Xiao."

Yin Huaizhi said and made a gesture of invitation, but Su Huaixiao remained motionless in the wheelchair. Not to mention stepping forward to take off the red cloth, he didn't even have the intention to move his body.

"Ah, I didn't think about it. Prince Xiao has difficulty moving, so I'll do it for you."

After saying this, Yin Huaizhi, without Su Huaixiao's consent, picked up the red cloth with one end of the folding fan and gently pulled it, and then the golden armor was displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

"This! This is..."

"Golden Armor!"

"I've only heard of people using gold to make armor. I didn't expect to be lucky enough to see it today. It's really very luxurious."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Xiao have a deep brotherly relationship. They are really thoughtful!"

Taking advantage of everyone's compliments, Yin Huaizhi continued.

"Prince Xiao had great military exploits back then, and he was famous all over the world, making enemy generals frightened after hearing about it.

I secretly thought that only the golden armor that was rumored to represent the God of War could be worthy of Prince Xiao’s name, so I specially ordered someone to tailor-make this armor for the prince.”

Having said this, many people had already quietly glanced at Su Huaixiao with their peripheral vision.

Despite the scorching heat of midsummer, he still had a thin blanket on his legs. He didn't know whether it was because his legs were injured and he was afraid of the cold, or because he was afraid that outsiders would notice his disability.

Su Huaixiao looked calm as everyone looked at him intentionally or unintentionally. On the contrary, Jiang Chen behind him suddenly clenched his fists, and veins popped out on his forehead.

An Yueli stood in the dark and saw this scene, and a memory emerged in her mind.

Su Huaixiao's father, Prince Rong, was the younger brother of the current emperor. He was once the most likely successor to the throne. However, he accidentally fell from his horse and died, which made the late emperor very sad.

When the current emperor succeeded to the throne, he promised the late emperor that he would leave the position of crown prince to Prince Rong's only son, Su Huaixiao.

However, Su Huaixiao injured his leg while fighting the invading Turks three years ago and was unable to become the heir apparent. Only then did the current prince pass him up.

Since then, the prince has been particularly wary of his cousin who once almost became the crown prince. The act of giving away armor today was probably intentional.

"Prince Xiao."

Before Jiang Chen could get angry, An Yurou came forward with her servants. Whether intentionally or not, she stood side by side with Yin Huaizhi.

An Yurou smiled and bowed, having regained the dignified and gentle demeanor of a lady, as if she was not the one who was pointed at with a sword before.

"On behalf of Duke An Guo's palace, my daughter paid a visit to Prince Xiao and presented him with a congratulatory gift."

A glazed Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara statue was carried up. It shone brightly under the scorching sun and was very eye-catching. It was a little puzzling to send the Avalokitesvara statue on the big day.

Xu guessed everyone's doubts, and An Yurou explained with a smile: "This time, my sister is lucky enough to marry into Prince Xiao's palace, all because of her happy horoscope.

If a marriage can really restore the prince's health, then it can be regarded as the blessing of my sister. However, my sister has always been a cold and withdrawn character, disdainful of serving others, and may make Prince Xiao unhappy.

The little girl hereby boldly asks the prince to be more tolerant to her sister and train her slowly."

After that, she personally delivered the Thousand-Hand Avalokitesvara statue to Su Huaixiao.

"It is said that Guanyin Bodhisattva is very merciful and compassionate, and answers all requests. I take this statue of Guanyin to congratulate Prince Xiao and my sister for a hundred years of happy marriage, eternal unity, good health, and the birth of a precious son soon."

An Yurou's words seemed to congratulate Suhuaixiao, but they were overtly praising and covertly slandering An Yueli.

The guests around him saw through it but didn't say anything. They complimented him continuously, but they didn't know how much they were sincere.

"My sister is so eloquent, but have you thought about how to explain the origin of the purse just now?"

The sound of a clear voice was like a bucket of cold water being poured down, abruptly tearing through the hypocritical liveliness.

An Yurou turned around suddenly, her pupils reflected the figure of An Yueli walking towards her quickly.

"It's you! Why are you here?"

The guests around her didn't seem to expect that she would come back. They were surprised and at the same time shocked by her demeanor, and consciously diverged a path.

An Yueli walked forward, but because Jiang Chen blocked the road, she stopped half a foot away from the wheelchair.

"I would like to pay my respects to the prince. I was worried that the prince would have a hard time entertaining guests, so I came here to see if there was anything I could do to help. Unexpectedly, I heard someone gossiping."

An Yurou shuddered unconsciously when she gave her a cold look. But she quickly calmed down and asked innocently.

"Sister, what do you mean by this? Is it wrong for me to congratulate you and Prince Xiao on your wedding?"

An Yueli ignored it and gently swept the lotus base of the Guanyin statue with her slender fingers.

"The eminent monk Daoren once said: Wood carvings and clay sculptures are also painted, painted with green and gold. If you say this is the appearance of a Bodhisattva, you will laugh at the Guanyin of the South China Sea.

The Buddha statue presented to me by my sister is so jewel-like that it somewhat detracts from its solemn appearance.

But it doesn’t matter, just like what you said, Guanyin Bodhisattva is so kind and compassionate and will definitely not take it into account. I will often burn incense and pray in the future, hoping that everyone who sees and hears will arouse bodhicitta and never look like Guanyin and have a heart like a snake or scorpion."

"You! Who do you think has a viper's heart!?"

"I just said it casually, why is my sister so stressed?"

"Should what?"

An Yurou couldn't fight with her mouth, and she was so anxious that sweat formed on her forehead.

Yin Huaizhi frowned upon seeing this and looked at An Yueli with extremely disapproving and even contemptuous eyes.

"Yueli, sister Yurou just wants to bless you and Prince Xiao. Even if your words are inappropriate, you won't push her away like this. After all, you are the one marrying into Prince Xiao's palace, so you should know what's appropriate."

"Since Mr. Yin knows that I have married into Prince Xiao's palace, he should call me princess instead of calling me by my first name. Besides, the purpose of giving gifts is to make people happy, not to cause trouble." An Yueli's eyes flashed with daggers.
Chapter completed!