kvmb Chapter 270 A skinny camel is bigger than a horse
Chapter 270 A skinny camel is bigger than a horse
The standards of the Fifth Prince's marriage have been lowered again and again. After all, he is now a prince who has made a mistake and has been punished, so naturally he cannot follow the original regulations.
Even most of the guests who came to the wedding were Guanbao’s friends who came for Guanbao’s face.
As for the rest of the people, the more respectable ones gave some moderate gifts to get away with it, while the less respectable ones simply didn't give the Fifth Prince any face at all.
Obviously, Prince Guo and Fu Heng were both first-class respectable people.
They certainly would not go themselves, but Yongheng and Fu Lingan were naturally driven by their elders to Yongqi's new house to watch the ceremony.
Yongheng was reluctant at first, but after all, the Fifth Prince had not been removed from the Jade Plate, so he was still his cousin, and it would be embarrassing not to come.
Besides, when Yongheng got married a while ago, Yongqi accompanied him to the wedding. Although his presence was not very noticeable, it is not okay for you not to go when it is someone else's turn to get married.
But fortunately, Fu Ling'an was with him.
As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Yongheng took a breath of cold air. He didn't know whether the emperor was too cruel or the fifth prince was deliberately trying to intimidate Xinrong. The entire house was decorated with nothing but red silk and red lanterns.
This is completely different from the day when Yongheng got married, when red paper was pasted everywhere in the mansion, and even the green leaves were dyed red.
Look at this yard again. It is obviously the spring and summer when vegetation is most lush, but all the plants in the yard are wilted. If you don’t know, you would think that this yard is going through autumn alone.
The whole house is indeed not big, and the scene you see when you enter the door is exactly the same as its owner. In one word, decadent.
Compared to Yongheng's naive and sighing look, Fu Lingan seemed much calmer. He already knew the situation here.
After all, the emperor personally chose this house in front of him that day, just to curb Yongqi's arrogance and let him know that without the emperor's favor, he is nothing.
At least this did not deprive him of his status as a prince. If the emperor really lost his patience one day, he would have to go begging.
I don’t know if Yongqi can understand the emperor’s metaphor.
Today is Yongqi's wedding, and Concubine Yu is probably the only one who can truly laugh.
At least Guan Bao couldn't smile at all, his face was so dark that ink could drip out.
However, Guanbao's wife was a truly respectable person. While taking care of the female family members, she was also able to smooth things over for her husband, saying that Guanbao really couldn't bear to let Xinrong get married.
That's right. What old father can laugh when his only daughter in the family is getting married?
Or marrying a bastard, it's even harder to laugh.
O sin.
As Xinrong's few close friends, Jingyan and Qing'er not only sent additional dowry in advance, but also rushed to the Censorate's Mansion early in the morning to see Xinrong off to get married.
Fu Jin knew very well that both of them were superior to Xinrong in terms of their own status and the status of the people they would marry in the future, so she had already instructed Xinrong to be on good terms with them.
I didn't expect that the two of them would come in person to see Xinrong off to get married. I was very flattered.
But Xinrong was obviously not in good spirits. When he saw the two people come in, he could only force a smile. It was obvious that he had insomnia last night.
Xinrong suddenly thought of what happened on the night of Qing'er's wedding. At that time, she was still imagining her own wedding scene. Although she did not have too many expectations for Yongqi, after all, getting married is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so Xinrong still had many fantasies.
But now the situation is like this, I don’t know what to say.
Even because of the Fifth Prince's mischief, her mother replaced some impractical ornaments in her dowry with silver banknotes, determined to ensure that Xinrong and her future children would not have to worry about their livelihood.
Of course, as for the Fifth Prince and that concubine, she was determined not to care about them.
Seeing that Xinrong was in a bad mood, Jingyan and Qing'er smiled and tried to find topics to chat.
"Xinrong, you always liked to dress plainly before, but now you're dressing up so brightly, and I think you look very beautiful."
There is no woman who doesn't like others to praise her beauty. Xinrong looked in the mirror and smiled for the first time that day.
"Okay, then I'll dress more delicately and beautifully in the future. After all, I'm married now, so I don't have to stick to the restrictions of a boudoir girl."
After Xinrong finished speaking, he glanced at Fu Jin.
Fu Jin knew that Xinrong was talking about how she usually restricted her appearance, so she just nodded with a smile.
Her daughter has suffered enough injustice in her marriage, and she deserves to live an easy and happy life in the future.
Soon the Fifth Prince came to pick up the bride. Since no one was in the mood and no one was clamoring for the wedding to start, they just went through the formalities and said goodbye to Guan Bao and his wife.
After the newlyweds leave, the guests from the bride's side go to the groom's house to watch the ceremony and drink. The bride's parents are not allowed to go.
Fu Jin's eyes were red as she pulled Jing Yan and Qing Er closer and said, "Princess, please stay."
Fu Jin paused for a moment before speaking, "I know it's a bit abrupt to speak so hastily now, but I really don't know what to do."
Jingyan guessed what Fu Jin was going to say in an instant.
As expected, Fu Jin wiped her tears and said, "I want to beg the two princesses to appease Xinrong a little more often. As his mother, I am really worried."
As the concubine spoke, she pretended to perform a great ceremony.
Qing'er quickly stopped him.
"We understand Fu Jin's concerns, but as outsiders, we shouldn't interfere too much in Fifth Prince's family affairs. It's better for you, his mother, to talk to Xinrong."
Jingyan understood Qing'er's meaning. It was obvious that Xinrong and the Fifth Prince's lives would be in chaos in the future, and it was not appropriate for them to get involved in this mess.
Jingyan nodded, "Yes, and we see that Xinrong is actually very independent and sensible. He will definitely be very happy. Fujin, don't worry too much."
This is what a polite refusal means.
Fu Jin didn't expect that these two little girls were so slippery. She could only forcefully curl the corners of her mouth, wiped her tears and nodded.
Forget it, as long as Xinrong gets along well with them on the surface, she can get some benefits.
At this time, the long street was crowded with people watching the excitement.
Watching the Fifth Prince coming out to greet Xinrong, and then looking at Xinrong's long dowry team.
The uninformed person asked curiously, "Hey, before you came here, didn't you say that the Fifth Prince was disliked by the Emperor?"
"Yeah, I'm disgusted. Didn't you see the team was heading west?"
The person nearby immediately asked, "Isn't the Fifth Prince the Emperor's favorite son? Why would he dislike him?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately met with rebuttals from the people around them.
"I can tell you're from out of town, you don't know the situation at all."
"That's right, everyone knows that the Fifth Prince is worse than a dog now, but that was in the past."
"I'm worse than any dog. Don't be so harsh. After all, I'm better than you and me."
"That's right. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Just look at the long dowry procession from the Censor's family. It's enough for all of us to eat for several lifetimes."