Chapter 126: Bestowing a Marriage

The Duan Prince's Mansion is full of joy, and those young guards can't wait to welcome their mistress back to the mansion overnight.
Even the fools in the Duan Prince's Mansion can tell that their master likes Miss Haitang. Just look at how they have almost climbed the walls of the Cheng Mansion! Now that the master's wish is finally coming true, who isn't happy for him?
As Zhou Changshi poured cold water on the side: "Oh... the prince's big wedding, there are so many processes to go through, such as the betrothal, name inquiry, engagement gifts, bride-price negotiation, and setting the wedding date, before the welcoming ceremony. Each one requires multiple trips between the palace and the mansion. Oh my goodness, without one to two years, how can it be done? What do you little stinkers know, hurry back to your rooms and go to sleep!"
In Prince Xian's mansion, colorful lanterns were hung up, and the atmosphere was lively.
Since the concubine and the wife did not need to go through a grand wedding ceremony, they randomly selected an auspicious day from the almanac. Prince Xian then set off firecrackers, arranged two red bridal sedans, and had Zhao Jiayi and Yu Yanrong carried into the mansion on the same day.
Anchangshi, the steward of Xianwang Mansion, is a bit worried. The backyard of Xianwang Mansion is getting too crowded. He has to consider expanding the courtyard further back. Yes, let's do it! Who knows, there might be another banquet in the palace one day?
In the entire Xianwang Mansion, the most angry person is not the Queen Xuwang, nor the Concubine Duci, but Cheng Xiangjin who is four months pregnant. She is not angry that the Xianwang is adding new people, but that Cheng Haitang has blocked her path to the Xianwang Mansion by bearing a child! Sisters in the mansion cannot serve the two Wangye of the dynasty separately, this is tradition, she cannot blame, if she has to blame, she blames that wild girl who came back from the mountains.
To become the wife of King Xian, Cheng Xiangjin must remove this stumbling block: "Cheng Haitang, don't blame me for being ruthless. I also want to accumulate blessings for the child in my belly. But why does the Heavenly Kingdom choose a prince among so many men? You and I are destined to be together, with you or without me."
Facing the bronze mirror, Xiang Jin murmured, "If my mother had cared for me even a little, she wouldn't have done such a thing and lost her life. My mother wanted to remove Cheng Haitang from the mansion, isn't that as easy as turning over a hand? But now, I am left alone to fend for myself..."
Rui'er rubbed Cheng Xiangjin's shoulder and comforted her: "Don't worry, Miss. You still have the young master in your belly! Now, Prince Xian is your support. You can't afford to alienate him. Miss, it's been a while since His Highness visited our room, and now there are new people in the mansion..."
Last night, both Concubine Zhao and Madame Yu shared a bed with Prince Xian. The news of their jealousy and rivalry naturally reached the ears of Concubine Cheng Xiangnan, who placed her hand on her slightly bulging abdomen with a sense of loss. The intimate moments she shared with Prince Xian were still vivid in her mind, but now they had become the pleasure of others.
"Well, I can't let His Highness forget about me..." Cheng Xiangjin quickly looked at herself in the mirror. It was a bright diamond-shaped copper mirror, but now Xiangjin only hated it for being too bright, reflecting her slightly chubby and slightly swollen face, even her seductive fox eyes, which had been distorted by the flesh on her face.
Xiang Jin suddenly panicked, picked up a pair of scissors, and haphazardly cut the concentric flower tassel hanging behind the mirror. With a loud "crack" sound, she slammed the mirror on the table, buried her head on the table, and cried out, "Why call His Highness here? Is it for him to see how ugly I am now?"
King Xian was unaware of the turmoil in the backyard, let alone the self-pity of Cheng Xiangjin. After attending court, he changed his clothes in the house and hesitated for a moment. The newly arrived Zhao Concubine and Lady Yu are both very nice, and he likes them both. However, at the moment, King Xian is more eager to establish a close relationship with the Marquis of Kangding.
After the chaos in the martial arts arena, Prince De shrunk back to Shu, Prince Qing and General Liu fell to the law, now only Prince Loyalty is supporting himself. Thinking about turning against Ji's in the future, Prince Xian definitely cannot rely all his hopes on Ji's. So Prince Xian believes that the backyard should be his faithful supporter.
Except for the Grand Tutor Xu who can speak a few words for him in the court, there are no new members of the Xufei family appearing in the court, and the family is gradually declining and not reliable.
Du's sister is the General of the Central Army, with some military power in hand. Although he suffered a bit in the last military case, he is still loyal to himself. Unfortunately, he doesn't have much influence in the court.
Mrs. Xin, Yu Yanrong, although her father is only a county magistrate, when she entered the mansion, she actually handed him fifty thousand taels of silver on behalf of her father. It seems that Magistrate Yu can provide him with considerable support in terms of silver in the future. The Prince seemed to forget to think about where such a small official could get so much silver to pay his respects to him.
And then there's Concubine Zhao, the second daughter of the Marquis of Kangding's Mansion. If he can get the support of the Marquis of Kangding's Mansion, he will have two legs to stand on in the court. That day, he chose the second daughter in a moment of heated excitement, but later he was scolded by Concubine Ji in the palace, and he regretted it for a long time. Now, he can only hope that Zhao Jiayi is clever and sensible, and can help him make a name for himself in front of her father and brothers.
After thinking it over, he lifted his foot and headed to the West Wing.
When Zhao Jiayi heard Xian Wang enter the room, she sat on the edge of the bed, turned her face towards the wall intentionally ignoring him. "What's wrong?" Xian Wang smiled and sat down, "Is there a flower on the wall that looks better than me?" He said as he hugged Zhao Jiayi.
Zhao Jiayi half-leaning in his arms, coquettishly said, "Your Highness, you are so heartless! I waited for you all night last night. You walked out of my door, and then I have no idea which vixen seduced you!"
Prince Xian did not answer, holding her head with one hand, running his lips along her cheek, and kissing her to stop her from talking. Zhao Jiayi really closed her mouth. There are many women in the backyard, always coming to him to complain. Prince Xian is very annoyed, and this is the only way to quickly shut them up without reasoning, simple and effective, it never fails.
Even the emperor has his own troubles.
These days, he goes to the Qintian Monitoring Office every day to stake out. The Qintian Monitoring Office is pushed to the limit and had to hastily calculate three auspicious dates for the emperor. When the emperor saw them: July 19th, August 28th, and October 9th. The emperor was on the verge of flipping the Qintian Monitoring Office's table.
"Why isn't there an earlier more suitable time? Zhudaren, write a horoscope for the first half of the year!" Duke Wang said with a stern face.
The astrologer Zhudaren of the Qintian Bureau touched his goatee and shook his head, saying, "Duke Wang, you don't know this, but recently I have been observing the celestial phenomena day and night, and unfortunately I have discovered that there will be a retrograde of water in the first half of the year, which is not favorable for your marriage compatibility according to your astrological signs. You wouldn't want to have marital discord after getting married, would you?"
The couple was not in harmony? That won't do! The next best thing was to point at the first day and said, "Let's go with this one!"
Soon, the news spread to the palace, the Mansion of Prince Duan, and the Cheng Mansion:
On July 19th of this year, Xie Ruinang and Cheng Haitang got married.