Putting on a whole show, in order to confuse everyone, Si Yiluo didn't even come to add Shen Moran's makeup, but only sent someone to deliver a valuable gift.
On the other side, at Prince Zhan's palace, the gifts she gave were also quite satisfactory.
Zhou Chang, who had been paying attention to her, murmured suspiciously: "Does she really support Zhou Yu?"
Zhou Chen's trust in him has not been as strong as before, and Zhou Yu has been severely suppressed.
Si Yiluo was really good at tricking everyone into the game, instigating a relationship between him and Zhou Chen, and letting Zhou Rong know about his and Zhou Yu's ambitions.
In just a few days, many officials he secretly cultivated were suppressed.
What is the purpose of her move? If she wants to help Zhou Yu, shouldn't she remove him?
Zhou Chang thought about it for a moment, maybe there was someone else she really supported...
Zhou Chang analyzed among the several princes who had the ability to compete for the heir apparent, and the only ones who had not yet exposed their ambitions were Lao Si Si Yun and Lao Liu Zhou Xian.
Zhou Yun did not do his job and liked to fight animals and hunt. Zhou Xian liked to wander around in the clouds and wild cranes, and devoted himself to reading the books of sages. He often traveled around the world to visit famous scholars.
The two of them have not cultivated any power in the court so far. Even Si Yiluo is trying to win over officials overtly and covertly. As princes, there is no reason why they should not fight for power.
He was perhaps the first person to discover Zhou Zhan's ambition.
Two years ago, he went to visit Xie Yun. The handwriting on a letter in Xie Yun's study about current affairs in the world made him suspicious.
Could it be Lao Qi who Si Yiluo supports?
The idea that just popped up in my mind was immediately extinguished.
The relationship between Si Yiluo and Shen Moran is difficult for others to figure out, but on the surface the two are close, and she can easily be defined as a member of King Zhan. And it would be reasonable for her to support Zhou Zhan because of this.
However, Si Yiluo was aboveboard and never shied away from others in her friendship with Shen Moran. She had a close relationship with Shen Panxing and deliberately kept a distance from King Zhan. She was so open-minded that people felt that she and Shen Moran were just the most ordinary people. Relationship.
Did she deliberately use the Prime Minister's daughter to make others think that she was closely related to Shen Panxing, or was she herself closely related to Shen Panxing and used the Prime Minister's daughter to dispel other people's suspicions.
No matter what the truth is, there will be many people staring at her.
Such an obvious deception was placed in front of him that he did not believe that Si Yiluo would support Zhou Zhan.
That leaves the fourth and sixth children.
No matter what others guessed, the wedding came as scheduled.
Before dawn the next day, the nuns in the palace pulled Shen Moran up from the bed, washed, cleansed her face, put on makeup, and dressed neatly in her phoenix crown and harem.
Mrs. Du burst into tears. The daughter she had finally raised was going to get married and become a woman. From then on, she would not be free and would spend her whole life taking care of other people's housework...
Shen Moran had mixed feelings. In her previous life, when she got married, Mrs. Du had already died. No one took care of her, and Mrs. Shen and her daughter were still sarcastic and sarcastic.
Life in the Shen family was dark and dark, and marrying Zhou Yu was her only hope.
She couldn't wait to get on the sedan chair and leave this home immediately!
But this time, a lot of sadness arose. Before the hijab was put on, the two of them hugged each other and burst into tears. They were pulled apart to touch up their makeup several times.
"You can't cry anymore, it will be unlucky to cry any more!"
The bride cries for a long time after getting married. Does she have a problem with her husband's family? It's just for others. If she dares to despise a marriage with a royal family, it means she despises her longevity...
Besides, King Zhan is weak, so this topic is more sensitive than others.
"The auspicious time has come for the newlyweds to bid farewell to their parents. Madam Xiangye, please go to the main hall to receive the farewell gift from the newlyweds!"
Several nuns separated the two, and they helped Du to go to the main hall, while the two accompanied Shen Moran.
"My maid, Mrs. Liang, is the official dowry assigned to the princess by the palace. From today on, she will obey the princess's orders."
Liang was twenty-seven or eighty years old, dressed in a moon-white chamberlain uniform, and treated her with respect.
Shen Moran looked at her. The so-called dowry official was actually an informant installed in the palace. She served the master in his daily life and was responsible for monitoring the palace for any disobedience.
"I'm busy, auntie."
"I don't dare. Serving the master is a slave's duty. Please, the princess."
She stepped forward to help Shen Moran and helped her walk to the main hall. She covered her head and face with a hijab, and Ms. Liang reminded her in a very considerate voice.
"kneel."
Under the hijab, a futon appeared in the sight, and a red figure next to it was Zhou Zhan who came to welcome the bride.
She knelt on the futon.
"My daughter bids farewell to her father and mother!"
Mrs. Du couldn't help but burst into tears again. Shen Panxing stepped forward to help her up and warned: "When you go to your husband's house in the future, you must fulfill your duties as a wife, honor your elders, take care of your husband, and educate your children. You must not slack off for a day." …”
Shen Moran responded: "My daughter knows."
Shen Jianxing told Zhou Zhan again: "I will leave my daughter to Your Highness. I hope that Your Highness will be of the same mind as my little girl and her husband and we will grow old together."
Zhou Zhan cupped his hands and said, "My son-in-law understands."
The ceremony official shouted: "The bride gets on the sedan chair!"
Shen Moran kowtowed to the high hall again and walked out with the support of Ms. Liang.
Xiniang stuffed an apple into her hand, and the ceremony officer shouted: "Get up the sedan!"
When the prince got married, according to customs, he had to go around the capital to receive blessings from the people. However, considering that Zhou Zhan was weak, the sedan chair just went around the inner city and was carried directly into Prince Zhan's palace.
After getting off the sedan chair, he did not worship immediately. Firstly, he missed the steps of parade and the auspicious time had not yet arrived. Secondly, King Zhan's body could not withstand the torment.
Shen Moran was sent to the wedding room, while Zhou Zhan was helped to a specially prepared bedroom to rest.
Zhou Yu was the one to entertain the guests who came to congratulate him. He had just held a wedding himself, so the process could go smoothly, and he could also tell the courtiers that he had a good relationship with Zhou Zhan and gain fame for himself.
"It's still early, would you like some snacks, Princess?"
The newlywed bride has been busy all morning, has a flowing water banquet in the afternoon, and only enters the bridal chamber in the evening. She can only have some snacks for three meals a day.
Shen Moran responded, and Officer Liang was afraid that the people below would be slacking off, so she went out in person and asked the maid to get snacks.
At an auspicious hour, guests gathered in the main hall of the worship hall.
Shen Moran held the wedding silk, and when things came to a close, she was no longer nervous.
"Worship the heaven and the earth——"
"Two bows to the high hall——"
The imperial edict conferring marriage is placed in the high hall. Tomorrow, after entering the palace to express gratitude and open the ancestral hall and kneel down to worship, the wedding will be truly completed.
Shen Moran covered her head and didn't notice that the person next to her turned pale, and after bowing, she suddenly fell to the ground.
"Your Highness!"
There were exclamations around her. Shen Moran lifted the corner of her hijab and saw Yin Yue catching Zhou Zhan. The official's singing paused for a moment until Zhou Zhan weakly waved his hand before continuing with the last bow.
"Husband and wife pay homage——"
Shen Moran stood up with the support of Ms. Liang and Bi Tao and completed the last bow.
"After the ceremony——"
"Send His Highness back to the wedding room quickly!"
Zhou Yu fainted for a moment, and the onlookers had different opinions. Some people joked that Shen Anxing had chosen from thousands of choices, and finally chose a sick son-in-law.
Some people pity Shen Moran, a flower that will only wither slowly in the future.
Some people are also thinking about how to divide the resources in Zhou Zhan's hands. Although the Protector is not in the capital now, he still has military power in his hands, and the old Protector also left many connections.
Zhou Chang looked at how busy Zhou Yu was and clicked his tongue. No wonder he always wanted to please Zhou Zhan. This was his original intention!
His brothers really don’t have a fuel-efficient lamp!