Chapter 320 The Big Wedding
After the marriage was decided, Xie Lan stayed in the palace to prepare for the wedding, but in fact, there was nothing for her to worry about. The emperor ordered that the wedding dress be made by the Shangfu Bureau, and she didn’t even have to embroider the wedding dress.

Gong Ma and four maids also helped her prepare all the necessary items for the wedding. As for the other etiquette procedures of the wedding, they were also carefully handled by the etiquette officer.

However, the housekeeper and servants of the Prince of Nanping’s Mansion were busy helping Xie Lan prepare her dowry and wedding banquet.

All Xie Lan needed to do was to take her measurements when the embroiderer came to make dresses for her for all four seasons, and then select some head ornaments and jewelry as a dowry.

Her life would be more comfortable if she didn’t vomit from time to time.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Justice’s affairs have not been very busy recently, and Xiao Jin takes time out every day to go to Nanping Palace and have meals with Xie Lan.

Although Prince Nanping felt that Xiao Jin’s daily visits to the palace hindered his relationship with his daughter, he could only turn a blind eye to it in order to let Xie Lan suffer less.

The process of making the princess’ wedding dress was extremely complicated, and it was a great test of the embroiderer’s skills. Fortunately, the clothing bureau worked day and night and did not delay the work.

The emperor may have felt regretful for not marrying Zhao Yuanhui, so he attached great importance to Xiao Jin’s marriage. He urged the Ministry of Revenue’s ceremonial officer to supervise the wedding ceremony every now and then.

Upon learning that the Shangfu Bureau had completed the production of the wedding dress, he specifically instructed the eunuch chief to personally accompany the embroiderers from the Shangfu Bureau to deliver the wedding dress to the palace for Xie Lan to try it on.

The craftsmanship of the Shangfu Bureau was indeed exquisite. Once the wedding dress was unfolded, it instantly attracted everyone’s attention. Even Xie Lan couldn’t help but be amazed.

But after seeing the pattern embroidered on it clearly, Xie Lan frowned, “Eunuch Cao, this wedding dress doesn’t seem right, and this phoenix crown, did you take the wrong one?”

Madam Gong hadn’t noticed it at first, but after taking a closer look, she was also shocked.

How could the Shangfu Bureau make such a serious mistake? This wedding dress and phoenix crown were clearly designed for the Crown Princess.

Madam Zhao was the Director of Imperial Wardrobe, and she was not some ignorant embroiderer who had just entered the palace for the first time. It was impossible for her not to know the rules for being the eldest prince’s wife.

Moreover, since Eunuch Cao was able to reach the position of Chief Eunuch, caution and carefulness were already ingrained in his nature, so such a big mistake should not have occurred.

Gong Ma was just full of doubts when she heard Eunuch Cao smiling and saying, “Princess Changning, this wedding dress is fine, and the phoenix crown is also fine. Don’t worry, this is the wedding dress that the emperor specially instructed the clothing bureau to tailor for you. The eldest prince’s wedding dress is the same as yours. Before I left the palace, Madam Zhao had already presented the wedding dress to the emperor for review.”

In fact, the emperor had long intended to make Xiao Jin the crown prince, but Xiao Jin had refused. However, from the wedding dress, it can be seen that although the emperor has not yet issued the imperial edict to confer the title, he has obviously regarded Xiao Jin and Xie Lan as the crown prince and the crown princess in his heart.

The position of Crown Princess that everyone is eager to pursue is a shackle that restricts Xie Lan’s freedom. She had no intention of becoming a Crown Princess, but with only two days left before the wedding, she had no time to make a new wedding dress.

The parents of the Prince of Nanping died a few years ago, and the Prince of Nanping’s mansion did not have many relatives in the capital. But all the officials in the court knew that the emperor valued the Prince of Nanping very much, and now his beloved daughter was going to marry the eldest prince whom the emperor loved the most, and this marriage attracted much attention.

On the day when Xie Lan was adding makeup, many ladies and young ladies came.

Although he didn’t like socializing, it was his lifelong event after all, so Xie Lan naturally couldn’t be rude to the guests. He smiled with the guests all day, and his cheeks were stiff from laughing.

However, looking at the gifts piled up in the warehouse, and thinking that I can add a lot of incense to my ancestors, I am still very happy in my heart.

The eighteenth day of midwinter in the twenty-first year of Jing’an was a good day for marriage. Since becoming pregnant, Xie Lan had no other discomfort except vomiting. This was her first marriage in two lives, and she originally thought she would be somewhat nervous.

However, last night, I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow.

After a good night’s sleep, Xie Lan was woken up from bed by Nanny Zhang at daybreak.

Perhaps it was because of his young age and good foundation, but in order to make up for his debt to his daughter, Prince Nanping had the cook carefully prepare Xie Lan’s daily meals according to her taste.

In addition, supplements from the palace were constantly given to the palace. After these days of careful care, Xie Lan’s complexion had visibly improved.

Nanny Gong led a group of maids and entered one after another. After helping Xie Lan take a bath, she changed into the bright red wedding dress carefully made by the Fashion Bureau.

Nanny Quanfu, who combed Xie Lan’s hair, was specially invited by the King of Nanping. She was not too old, got along well with her husband, and had both a son and a daughter. She was a very blessed lady.

Looking at Nanny Quanfu’s smiling face as she combed Xie Lan’s hair and recited auspicious words, Nanny Zhang, who was standing aside, had slightly red eyes and felt both happy and reluctant to let her go.

Nanny Zhang has no children, and since she followed Xie Lan, she has long regarded her as her own daughter. She watched her grow up day by day, and now she is going to get married. Although Nanny Zhang is reluctant to let her go, she is more happy and relieved.

Prince Nanping had only one daughter, Xie Lan, and he loved her very much. Knowing that the etiquette of royal marriages was extremely complicated, he was worried that Xie Lan would not be able to hold on if she did not eat for a whole day, so he specially ordered the cook to prepare some easy-to-digest meals for her.

Before getting married, Xie Lan first went to the ancestral hall to pay homage to the ancestors of the Xie family.

Then it was time to say goodbye to my parents.

King Nanping looked at Xie Lan kneeling in front of him in her wedding dress, feeling very reluctant to let her go. He had just taken his daughter back to his family, and he hadn’t even made up for her yet, but now she was going to get married.

If it weren’t for the fact that Prince Nanping’s Palace was only a few streets away from the First Prince’s Palace, he would have almost been tempted to buy a house opposite his son-in-law’s house to live in, so that his daughter could return to her parents’ home at any time.

The auspicious time for the wedding arrived. Yue Changxi knew that Xie Lan had no brothers, so as the second senior brother, he personally carried the younger junior sister out and sent her to the bridal sedan.

Xiao Jin was born very handsome, wearing a luxurious wedding dress embroidered with a lifelike four-clawed golden dragon, which sparkled in the sunlight. With his innate noble temperament, he was the focus of everyone’s attention just by standing next to the sedan chair.

After Yue Changxi sent Xie Lan into the bridal sedan, Xiao Jin lowered the curtain and impatiently mounted his horse. Following behind him was the wedding procession, which consisted of two teams of guards in bright armor.

With the ceremonial officer’s words of thanks, the sedan chair was lifted up steadily.

Soon, firecrackers exploded, and suonas, gongs and drums sounded. Xie Lan sat in the bridal sedan, listening to the people outside scrambling for wedding candies and copper coins, and his expression was a little dazed.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of rapid horse hooves approaching from afar, accompanied by a familiar loud call, “Xiao Wu…”

Xie Lan was startled, and subconsciously raised her hand to lift the red veil, then lifted the side curtain of the sedan chair. Looking at the heroic figure rushing towards her, Xie Lan was very surprised.