The day after Li Xiaonan heard Gu Yan's message, she received a formal invitation from Prince Rui's Mansion, inviting her to come over and enjoy the lotus flowers the day after tomorrow.
Wan Qing, Yu Ting and A Wu formed a circle in front of the invitation.
Wan Qing looked at the invitation and suddenly turned to Li Xiaonan, "You haven't even learned the blessing ceremony!"
Yuting crossed his arms, "We are the only ones around Grandma..."
"Girl!" Wan Qing glared at Yu Ting.
"Girl, girl! Girl! I remember, I really remember this time. We are the only ones with the girl, I have to go with her, right?"
Watching Wan Qing nod, Yu Ting hugged her even tighter.
"I even learned how to wink!"
Awu laughed: "You're still giving me a wink. You haven't even learned how to wink! I have to follow, right?"
"You're a man, why are you following me!" Yu Ting said angrily.
"That's true." Awu said bitterly.
"What should I do?" Wan Qing looked at Li Xiaonan and asked.
Li Xiaonan was also worried, "Should we go to the lake to enjoy lotus flowers? It's so hot today. What if I keep sweating and my clothes are soaked with sweat? You said last time that my sweat smells heavy."
Wan Qing glared at Li Xiaonan, Yu Ting looked back and forth between Wan Qing and Li Xiaonan, and A Wu looked at the three of them, slapped his thigh, and laughed.
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On the day of lotus viewing, the four of them arrived at Prince Rui's Mansion with each of them worried.
This is the first time for Li Xiaonan to see Prince Rui's Mansion.
On the first day she arrived in Jianle City, Li Xiaonan wanted to come over and see Prince Rui's Mansion, but Wan Qing stopped her.
Li Xiaonan came over to see Prince Rui's Mansion. No matter how sneaky he was, he couldn't hide it from the people of Jianle City, so it became a joke.
During this trip, Li Xiaonan didn't dare to take a closer look. Anyway, she would have a chance to see it in the future.
The car parked inside the second door, Wan Qing got out of the car, and greeted the steward's enthusiastic words, "Miss Wan Qing," and suddenly realized that she would be the boss girl around the Crown Princess from now on!
Wan Qing was so shocked by this realization that she forgot to reach out to help Li Xiaonan.
Yuting was the most nervous, staring at Wanqing without daring to miss a step. Wanqing paused, and she also paused, standing behind Wanqing, watching Li Xiaonan hugging her skirt and jumping out of the car neatly.
The grandma in charge seemed to have made a special trip to wait for Li Xiaonan, and personally led Li Xiaonan inside.
Li Xiaonan wanted to look back to see if there was anyone else in the second door, but hesitated and hesitated, forget it, and stopped looking. This was not the time to be curious.
The stewardess walked very fast in front, and after turning a few turns, Wan Qing saw that this was the way to the princess's main courtyard! Wan Qing felt that she had to tell Li Xiaonan, but before she could find the chance, she was already in front of her.
You can see the princess's main courtyard.
There were seven or eight women standing at the entrance of the main courtyard with their hands hanging down. The steward who was walking at the front paused, looked at everyone with a stern face and said: "Is this something that is too urgent to wait for a while? It has to happen at this time.
Son?"
"It's not that urgent." The woman who was closest to the grandma in charge smiled and quickly backed away.
Li Xiaonan met the eyes of the mothers-in-law and smiled.
This is not for business, this is to see her.
But today, shouldn't they be quite busy at home entertaining guests and admiring lotus flowers?
Wan Qing and Yu Ting were stopped outside the Chuihua Gate, and Li Xiaonan followed the steward into the upper room.
Li Xiaonan has already understood a little bit. This time she went to the house to appreciate the lotus, the lotus was an excuse, or maybe she was the lotus.
Li Xiaonan entered the upper room, wanted to scan around quickly, and raised her eyes to look at Princess Wei. Princess Wei was sitting on the armchair, with a serious expression and looking at her coldly. Li Xiaonan quickly lowered her eyes and lowered her eyebrows.
Perform a blessing ceremony.
"The prince said that your knowledge has passed the children's examination. This is good. You can at least understand what I say."
Princess Wei's voice was as cold as her eyes. Li Xiaonan stood listening with lowered eyebrows.
"I heard that you are planning to let go of the imperial concubine's favor. This will help you gain a reputation as a virtuous person, but what will happen to others? What will happen to other families? The etiquette and rules of the imperial court are all connected one after another, one family is connected with another, and one family is connected with another.
This is ignorance and fearlessness."
Li Xiaonan lowered her head.
"The wedding day will be in the twelfth lunar month. Go back and pack up. Let's go back and prepare for the wedding in the next two days. Go ahead."
"Yes." Li Xiaonan responded, not forgetting the blessing gift.
The steward took Li Xiaonan directly out to the second door and sent her to the car.
When Wan Qing was stopped outside the Chuihua Gate, she felt a little panicked. Before she could panic, Li Xiaonan followed the steward out. Wan Qing's panic suddenly overcame her panic. She followed her out to the second door and saw when she got on the car.
Li Xiaonan looked depressed and panicked. She saw the car exiting the side door of the palace through the gap in the car curtain and wanted to ask. But when the car turned a corner and merged into the lively crowd, Wan Qing didn't think about it.
How to ask, and how to comfort Li Xiaonan after asking.
Yuting was not as panicked as Wanqing, but her heart felt much cooler than Wanqing's. It looked like this, A'nan couldn't do it as a princess. She couldn't speak, if one word she said became a knife to stab A'nan...
...It’s better to wait for Wan Qing to ask clearly first.
There was always silence in the carriage. Outside the carriage, Awu, who was rushing to the carriage and waiting for obedience with his ears raised, couldn't help it anymore. He opened the curtain and asked, "Why so fast? What happened?"
"Nothing, just go back and pack up and go back to Pingjiang City." Li Xiaonan replied.
"Ah?" Ah Wu's eyes widened, and he raised his eyes to look at Yu Ting. Yu Ting was winking at her desperately, and Ah Wu hurriedly retracted his neck.
"Both the uncle and Mr. Hong have gone to the Ministry of Etiquette to perform the ceremony. Logically speaking... Well, if you want to be more open-minded, marrying into the prince's palace is not a good thing. Pingjiang City is great, from now on we..." Wan Qing tried her best to persuade Li Xiaonan.
"The wedding day is scheduled for the twelfth lunar month, and we have to rush back to prepare for the wedding." Li Xiaonan slumped her shoulders and waist, and wanted to sigh.
Wan Qing was right, marrying into the prince's palace was indeed not a good thing, but now she had no choice but to move forward and there was no way out.
The car curtain opened with a whoosh, and Ah Wu poked his head in again: "Is this a good thing?"
"Of course it's a good thing! Drive your car well!" Yuting stretched out his hand to push Awu out, looked at Wanqing and wondered: "Is this a good thing? Look at her?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The princess is angry?" Wan Qing stretched her head to look at Li Xiaonan.
"Fortunately, I'm not happy, but I'm not angry. It's not because of this, it's because it's too fast, it's okay." Li Xiaonan let out a long sigh.
"It's a bit fast." Yuting nodded.
"Don't think so much. Let's pack up and go back. Preparing for marriage is very troublesome. You don't have a dowry yet. Wait until you marry into the palace and then think about the princess. It's useless to think about it now." Wan Qing explained.
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"Yes, yes! We'll see when the time comes. Just take it one step at a time. That's what Awu and I were like back then. Don't you think it's good now? Don't think too much." Yu Ting quickly followed suit.
"I'm fine, I didn't think much about it. Ah Wu will go find the uncle in the lobby later and tell him that we need to go back quickly." Li Xiaonan straightened her back and cheered up.
Li Xiaonan and the other four had just arrived home when Shi Gun arrived and told Gu Yan that Madam Wei Si was also going back, so it was better to take her boat back, and that he would come over as soon as he was done with his work. He had a few small things to do.
After hearing Shi Gun's message, Wan Qing let out a long sigh of relief.
The prince is so kind to the girl, so there is no need for her to worry.
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Li Xiaonan had almost no luggage. Wan Qing simply skipped packing and discussed with Yu Ting what gifts to buy for everyone in the Li family, what gifts to buy for her little sisters who had other careers, and what brothers Yu Ting and A Wu also had to buy.
What, the two people discussed, first making a long list of people, and then making a longer list of gifts. There were many things to buy, and time was very tight. In view of the fact that the palace guards, Wan Qing and Yu Ting, were guarding the door,
The three of them, Awu and Wu, went out shopping together.
When Gu Yan entered the second door, Li Xiaonan was sitting on the porch writing a letter.
Gu Yan paused and frowned slightly.
Li Xiaonan, who was sitting on a small stool and lying on a high chair writing, looked lonely and desolate, and a vague sense of depression and sadness flowed throughout the courtyard.
Li Xiaonan heard the noise and raised her head.
Gu Yan smiled, strode forward, passed the approaching Li Xiaonan, reached out and picked up a few pieces of paper on the high stool, glanced at it, shook his head and smiled: "By now, your eldest sister should already know.
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"Did you send someone a letter?" Li Xiaonan asked casually.
"It's your uncle from the lobby and the one from the Hong family. Before the two of them went to the Ministry of Etiquette, they sent three people back to report the message. One of them must have reported the message to your eldest sister." Gu Yan put the letter back.
Li Xiaonan hummed, and the other two routes should be for Tang Wengweng and Mrs. Hong.
Gu Yan put down the letter, bent down slightly, and looked at Li Xiaonan carefully, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's fine." Li Xiaonan put away the pen and paper, turned the chair around, and motioned for Gu Yan to sit down.
"What did grandma tell you?" Gu Yan did not sit down, but walked down the stairs and looked at Li Xiaonan again.
"I said I couldn't let go of my kindness, and I said the wedding day would be in the twelfth lunar month." Li Xiaonan lowered her eyes.
"My mother has a strong temper. This marriage is a bit of a pressure on her to nod. She must have a temper. You should bear with it." Gu Yan explained.
"She is an elder, so we cannot use the word "caring".
"Why are you so unhappy?" Gu Yan asked again.
"Not unhappy..."
"Ah Nan, you married alone in Jiangle City and married into the prince's palace. The only one you can rely on is me. You should tell me no matter what." Gu Yan said word by word.
Li Xiaonan looked up at Gu Yan. Facing Gu Yan's focused gaze, a sense of grievance surged from her heart, and she burst into tears.
"Just because of one person." Li Xiaonan lowered her head and looked at her toes.
"You are alone and I am also alone. Once we are married, we are two people. You have me and I have you." Gu Yan said softly.
"Hmm." Li Xiaonan touched the handkerchief in her sleeve, but couldn't find it. Just as she was about to turn around and look for it, Gu Yan handed over the handkerchief.
"I will leave for the north in a while. I have urgent military affairs. There are a few things. First, the Fourth Lady will go back with you. Just like when you came here, the Wei family will arrange everything along the way. You don't have to worry about it." Gu Yan explained.
Li Xiaonan nodded. She thought of this.
"Second thing, when you get home, according to Enyin's decree, people from the Ministry of Rites should arrive at Pingjiang City earlier than you. The female relatives of Jiangnan officials must come to see you. Etiquette is at stake here. I asked my aunt to pick two people who understand
The polite and courteous old nanny will be waiting by your side. As for the people outside, there are people from other professions. If you have anything to do with the general affairs, just give He Chengze instructions."
Gu Yan paused for a moment, "It's time to talk about the third thing. Liu Jingting, that is the head of the family, please be your disciple. I will accept it for you."
Li Xiaonan was stunned for a moment before reacting, and her eyes widened.
He wanted to be his disciple instead of her? She didn't know anything, so they just bowed one by one and accepted one by one?
"After the engagement, you will be the Crown Princess, and there will be many people who want to be your disciples." Gu Yan looked at Li Xiaonan's wide eyes and laughed.
"Isn't that what I said? I want to be my disciple and look for you?"
Gu Yan laughed out loud, "Of course he came to me first. Don't worry, I didn't mean that, husband and wife are enemies. I don't want to make the decision for you. Liu Jingting came to me first because it involves military affairs."
Li Xiaonan held Gu Yan sideways.
"Although the Liu family is from Daqi, three or four generations were born and raised in Nanyang, so they cannot be considered Daqi people. He found me because he wanted to join your family and join us to clean up the sea.
The trade route, secondly, is to revive the Liu family’s reputation in Nanyang." Gu Yan explained with a smile.
"Then he should submit to you."
"Why did you choose to join your family? I asked him about this, and he said it was your fate with the Liu family. You can ask him carefully when you see him in the future." Gu Yan said with a smile.
Li Xiaonan nodded.
"I have to go. Relax." Gu Yan looked at Li Xiaonan's expression again.
"Okay." Li Xiaonan followed Gu Yan and watched him get on his horse at the discharge door. He waved to her and rode away.
