Zhang Wanyin got off the sedan chair, held the red silk ribbon, and walked to the main hall of Prince Duan's Mansion with the support of two matchmakers.
Under the red hijab, she could faintly see a corner of Prince Duan's bright red robe next to her. Today was her wedding day, but Zhang Wanyin felt inexplicably bitter.
Early in the morning, the servants in the mansion almost missed the time because they took the wrong etiquette.
Prince Duan personally welcomed her, which gave her great dignity. However, she remembered that there were already two concubines in Prince Duan's palace, and her joy was greatly dampened.
She didn't think about this before, but now, at this time, she couldn't tolerate thinking about it.
Sitting in a sedan chair, she came all the way with guards on both sides guarding the road, but she could still vaguely hear that King Duan's favorite woman was Yu Yuxi.
Now following Xi Niang as she walked inside, she could still hear the words "Concubine Yu" from the crowd. Whether they were ordinary passers-by or guests, they all recognized Yu Yuxi.
And she is the real Princess Duan.
Even though I knew about the inexplicable depression in my heart, I still felt uncomfortable when I faced it.
Royal etiquette attaches great importance to etiquette. Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette help the newlyweds to pay their respects. The newlyweds are the prince and the princess, so there cannot be any mistakes.
After paying homage and being sent to the bridal chamber, Feng Lanxiu lifted up the red hijab. Zhang Wanyin raised her head and looked at Feng Lanxiu shyly. The man in front of her was handsome and tall, wearing a bright red brocade robe with exquisite embroidery intertwined with gold threads.
The python robe showed his nobility in every way, and it was in line with all her thoughts about her future husband.
This was not the first time the two had met, and they had even made an agreement in private. Zhang Wanyin was still uneasy. When she saw the gentle smile in Feng Lanxiu's eyes, a trace of shyness appeared on her face, and her head slowly lowered.
"Look, the bride is shy."
"The bride looks so beautiful."
"Sure enough, she is the person next to the Queen Mother. She looks like a beautiful woman. She and Prince Duan are a match made in heaven."...
Some of the elders of the royal family in the room were also very kind to Zhang Wanyin, and their words were also endearing.
Being teased by the words of these close female relatives, Zhang Wanyin's face became more and more shy.
"Where is Concubine Xu? Didn't I say that I had arranged cakes before? Why didn't I deliver them?" Suddenly, a woman's voice suddenly reached Zhang Wanyin's ears.
The words were quite polite, but the meaning made the smile on Zhang Wanyin's face freeze.
Zhang Wanyin knew the person he was talking to as an eldest princess, a younger sister of the emperor, and had been quite close to Ming and the eldest princess before.
"Princess, Concubine Xu arranged for the pastries to be given to Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu was not in good health and was not hungry. These pastries happened to be hot, so she sent them over." A woman's voice reported in a low voice.
The sound in the new house suddenly became strangely silent. On the occasion of the main concubine's wedding, the mention of the two concubines made people feel uncomfortable!
"If it's gone, it's gone. If you go and order other pastries, you can't say that these are the pastries in the house today!" the eldest princess said displeasedly.
There is also a banquet in the new house, specially prepared for the newlyweds. The cakes given to the principal concubine and the newlyweds are given to a concubine. Especially at this time, it is obviously intentional.
Zhang Wanyin can't do anything. She is a newcomer today. Even if she knows that these two concubines deliberately offended her, she can't do anything now.
Xu Anjiao and Yu Yuxi, both of them gave her power together?
Zhang Wanyin felt that she was lucky to keep her head down, otherwise she might not be able to control the expression on her face today. Marriage is a lifetime event for a woman, and who doesn't expect it to be complete and perfect, but Prince Duan's palace has already entered a concubine, which is inappropriate.
The concubine who follows the rules dares to shame her.
Compared to Prince Yong's Mansion and Prince Yi's Mansion, Prince Duan's Mansion is indeed too unruly.
No wonder the Empress Dowager often lamented that King Duan should have been tougher at that time. Those who were not allowed to enter were not allowed to enter first. How could the royal family be so disrespectful? There were some rules that the people made, but the royal family may not be able to make them. How could they copy the rules of the people?
Set, where is the majesty of royal rules!
I shook the handkerchief firmly, knowing that I couldn't do anything today.
She is a newlywed today...
The crown was very heavy, and the several layers of wedding dress inside and outside were also very heavy. Fortunately, the weather was cold now, so she wouldn't feel hot even if she wore a lot of clothes. However, she still had to maintain the appearance of a princess and not make the slightest move.
In her ears were the teasing laughter of the royal ladies. For some reason, someone always mentioned Xu Anjiao and Yu Yuxi. Discordant voices told her again and again that the princess was not the one who married into Prince Duan's palace first. Some people even said jokingly
He whispered, maybe there is already a young master in the house...
It's so hot that it hurts my heart...
Zhang Wanyin remembered what she had said to Prince Duan, and also recalled Prince Duan's promise to her that no bastard would be born, and the heir she gave birth to would be the oldest child in the house.
This was King Duan's promise to her.
And she also told King Duan her father's secret. This was their secret and what King Duan needed. The money left by her father was hers, and what was hers belonged to King Duan.
King Duan is not the crown prince yet, but he is still working hard, and she has to help him with his efforts. She will be King Duan's virtuous wife, and a princess who can stand shoulder to shoulder with King Duan. In the future, she also hopes to always stand by King Duan.
The highest point of all.
In history, there were empresses who helped the emperor to govern. Zhang Wanyin's eyes were never just on the Duan Wang Zhengfei, but on the queen who was unmatched.
If she were the queen, she would never be as useless as the current queen, who couldn't even hold down a beloved concubine. At the earliest, she vaguely heard the seventh princess talking about it, and it seemed that the queen lost her heir because of Concubine Ning.
The queen of the country actually let a beloved concubine harm her like this. She really lost the dignity of a queen in history.
If she were the queen, she would definitely silence the harem.
If she becomes a queen, she will definitely be praised by everyone. She will be a virtuous queen who assists the king, advises loyal ministers, and leaves a name in history...
Xu Anjiao was irritable when she woke up in the morning. When she thought that today was the day when the princess was getting married, she felt inexplicably irritable. Yesterday, people around her heard someone in the house saying that from now on, the princess would be in charge, and that Zhang Wanyin was
Those raised by the Queen Mother must be dignified and decent.
No matter in terms of management or other aspects, she is the best candidate for Princess Duan...
The better these people spoke, the angrier Xu Anjiao became. She was busy, tired and annoyed, just to let another woman into the house, to take charge of the family affairs legitimately, and to suppress her. This made Xu Anjiao, who had always been pampered,
How can you feel good?
Even yesterday, someone was sent to cry to Princess Ming and Dachang in private.
However, this time, her grandmother did not protect her as she did in the past, nor did she mean to stand up for her. She just asked her to be careful and peaceful, at least during this period of time.
The daughter's matter has not been dealt with clearly yet. Marquis Min'an has made such a big fuss this time that he has no intention of stopping even after so long. The palace has no longer indulged her in the way it used to. Princess Ming and the eldest daughter are also very worried now.
The matter is urgent, so I can put the matter of my granddaughter aside for now.
The original master of the inner courtyard of Prince Duan's Mansion was Xu Anjiao, but the people from the Ministry of Etiquette said that this was against the rules and they had to ask the elders of the royal family to come forward, so they invited an old princess with all the blessings of the royal family to sit in the inner courtyard of Prince Duan's Mansion and replace Duan Prince's Mansion.
Receiving the female relatives who came to visit today.
This is actually to prevent the concubine from causing trouble and disturbing the wedding.
Xu Anjiao could only help from the side.
Xu An looked back squeamishly. When she was busy these days, no one thought she was just a concubine. But during the wedding, they thought she was just a concubine and could not support the backyard of Prince Duan's mansion.
It is said that Zhang Wanyin is the main concubine, not the step-concubine. Originally, the main concubine should enter first, and it is already against the rules for the secondary concubine to enter.
If the unruly concubine is allowed to receive the female family members of the inner court again, the royal decency and rules will be lost, and the royal dignity will also be lost.
Xu Anjiao disagreed the most with this statement. The so-called royal rules and dignity were all used to scare outsiders. Her grandmother said that sometimes the royal family is the least disciplined.
But she had no room for kissing in this matter. After all, she was just a concubine. King Duan agreed, so there was no room for her to kiss.
Xu Anjiao felt aggrieved and was not that concerned about receiving the female relatives. Since the old princess came forward, it was okay for her as a concubine not to come forward.
Don't you dislike that she is just a side concubine and not worthy of helping to receive guests during the main concubine's wedding? Then she won't go, just stay in her own yard.
Anyway, I'm not the only one who's not going anywhere. Yu Yuxi hasn't seen anyone yet. Why can Yu Yuxi do it but I can't!
The previous incident about a dancing girl in Prince Duan's Mansion made Xu Anjiao think about it with disgust and anger. It was obviously not her fault, so how could it be blamed on her? Why did she ask this dancing girl of unknown origin to serve Prince Duan?
I don’t know where this despicable person came from to make up such a thing.
When she went to ask Prince Duan, Prince Duan told her not to care about the matter, saying that the matter was over and the woman had left the palace.
Xu Anjiao is still baffled by how this matter has become her own business. She has never even seen this woman. If it had been in the past, she would have gone back to her parents' house in anger, but now she can't and can only sulk in her heart.
Putting all the things in one place, Xu Anjiao became even more angry. After telling the old princess about her illness, she led her people back to the courtyard early.
She still lives in the original courtyard, which is a relatively remote place. Sitting in the house, the bustle outside sounds far away, as if it is not her own house.
"Concubine, it's getting late, do you want to have dinner first?" The weather was getting colder and it got dark earlier. It was already dark now. Seeing her sitting in a bad mood, the maid suggested
road.
"Go get it." Xu Anjiao said angrily. Although she had no appetite, she was jealous and angry. She even felt that Prince Duan could not forgive her, but she also knew that it was best for her not to do anything today and to rest early.
, Zhang Wanyin is now the main concubine, she is still just a side concubine, she has to endure it.
The maid was ordered to step back and go to the large kitchen in front.
At the same time, Zhang Wanyin's maid also went to the big kitchen. It was already getting late, and the prince had not returned from a toast, so he had to find something hot to eat for the princess first.
The wine and food that were delivered to the new house are no longer so hot. In fact, they are just on display. If you really want to use them, it would be better to have a bowl of hot noodles today...