Chapter 173 Taking the opportunity to mobilize troops
Ying Xiang leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Princess, please close your eyes and take a rest. I will keep an eye on you."

Ye Wanqing indulged herself and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, someone gently pushed her shoulder and said, "Princess, it's time to change into your wedding dress."

She was helped up in a daze, her arms were spread apart, and she was put into layers of exquisite and gorgeous wedding dress.

By the time everything was dressed, it was already dawn.

In my ears, there are bursts of amazing sounds——

"The princess is so beautiful today!"

"When is the princess not beautiful?"

"Prince Dun is such a blessing!"

"..."

Ye Wanqing was awakened by the sound of talking.

When she opened her eyes, she saw her father, mother, and two brothers sitting neatly beside the screen, looking at her quietly.

My mother's eyes were slightly red, but she had a smile on her face, while my father was drinking tea with a stern face as usual.

Seeing her looking over, her father turned his face away, her two brothers also lowered their heads, and her mother's eyes flickered and she forced a smile at her.

Ye Wanqing's nose was sore: "Why... are you here..."

Ye Chenting looked at her gently, "Today is your wedding day. Father and I have not seen you in your wedding dress yet, so I came with mother and elder brother to take a look. Qing'er, it's still early before the bride is picked up. Why don't you get some sleep first?"

Ye Wanqing felt so sad that she couldn't speak and shook her head subconsciously.

With this shake, the Phoenix Crown made a clear and pleasant sound.

Ye Hongwei looked at her, then suddenly stood up, his voice a little hoarse than usual: "It's dawn, the guests are coming, I'll go out to greet them first."

After saying that, he looked at Chu Yanrong again: "The Queen Mother is probably coming soon."

Chu Yanrong forced a smile: "Well, I'll go and pick you up."

Ye Chenxi looked up and wanted to say something, but she couldn't utter a word when she opened her mouth. Instead, she couldn't control her tears and cried: "Wu..."

Seeing this scene, the maids in the room all lowered their heads and wiped their tears.

Even Chu Yanrong's eyes turned red.

Ye Wanqing moved her sleeves and pinched her fingers tightly into her palms, forcibly suppressing the pain in her heart and eyes.

Ye Hongwei put his hands behind his back, looked up at the beams for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "There is movement outside."

Chu Yanrong then stood up, walked over and hugged Ye Wanqing: "It will be very hard today, take a good rest before people arrive, father and mother are waiting for you in the front yard."

Ye Wanqing smiled brightly: "Okay."

After his father and mother left, his second oldest brother took his oldest brother, who was crying his heart out, away with him.

Jinghong Garden became quiet again.

However, this quietness did not last long.

After daybreak, the sound of firecrackers continued to be heard, and people entered Jinghong Garden one after another. In addition to the women of the Ye family who came with their children and girls to pay their respects, there were also women from the royal family and aristocratic families who came to congratulate.

There was plate after plate of wedding candies and cakes, and several large boxes of gold leaves, silver leaves and pearls had been completely sold out.

Ye Wanqing chatted with him and her mouth became dry, so she even had to refill her cup of tea.

Seeing the sun rising, the female official finally stood up and said, "The princess needs to touch up her makeup. Please go to the front yard to have tea first."

Everyone in the yard dispersed.

Ye Wanqing rubbed her stiff face.

Ying Xiang felt sorry for her. While massaging her shoulders, she said, "It will be the auspicious time in half an hour. Princess, please be patient."

"It's okay." Ye Wanqing smiled: "I'm not tired."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside the courtyard. The noise outside the courtyard was getting louder and louder.

The maid and guard on duty at the door poked their heads in to look again and again, but couldn't figure out what was going on. They looked at each other and then looked away.

The servants in the courtyard also looked out curiously.

Ye Wanqing said calmly: "Qianxi, go out and see what's going on."

Qianxi responded, took a little maid, and quickly walked out of Jinghong Garden.

Not long after, the two returned.

Also coming with them was Cao Shuwan.

Seeing Cao Shuwan, Ye Wanqing was a little surprised: "Why is Sister Cao here? Someone, bring a new pot of tea."

"No need to bother." Cao Shuwan stopped her, sat opposite her, and said with a smile: "There is still some time before the auspicious time, I came to chat with the princess. The princess looks really good today. I'm afraid that the prince will be unable to walk after seeing her later."

Ye Wanqing curved her eyes and said, "Sister Cao is teasing me."

"How could you be joking?" Cao Shuwan smiled, "Who in the capital doesn't know that the princess is born with a beautiful appearance? Just now on my way here, the street was already full of people. I heard that some people came all the way to the capital just to see the true appearance of the princess and the prince of Dun."

Ye Wanqing found it funny.

Are the people really so exaggerated?

She held the handle of her round fan tightly. "Come to think of it, Sister Cao, do you know why there's so much noise outside? Is there something wrong?"

Cao Shuwan looked at her and said, "There are so many people coming and going in Jinghong Garden today. Have you not heard about it? Lord Lu from the Hanlin Academy stood at the palace gate all night last night despite being ill. As soon as the palace gate opened this morning, he went to see the emperor and said that several important items were lost in the Hanlin Academy.

The Imperial Academy was in charge of a large number of confidential documents. What would happen if something was lost? The worst thing was that spies from the enemy country had sneaked into the capital.

The Emperor urgently dispatched soldiers from the four major camps in the east, west, south and north to the capital, and asked Lord Lu to cooperate in the search. We must recover the lost items and capture the thief!
Because the princess and the prince are getting married today, there are many people and eyes, and in order to prevent enemy spies from sneaking in and hiding, Lord Lu has dispatched thousands of soldiers to guard outside the Princess's mansion."

Ye Wanqing nodded: "I see."

The claim that something was lost in the Hanlin Academy was false; the real claim was that they took the opportunity to mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion of Prince Duan and his accomplices.

Seeing Ye Wanqing didn't say anything, Cao Shuwan lowered her voice and said, "The matter of mobilizing troops for inspection should have been handled by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice. However, the emperor directly gave the power to Lord Lu, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice retreated to a collaborative position. This kind of power giving is unprecedented.

I'm afraid that it won't take long before Lord Lu will become a young and powerful official with great power..."

There was a hint of worry in her words.

Of course Ye Wanqing knew that her future sister-in-law was worried about her.

After all, she and Lu Jilian had been involved in rumors many times.

Touching the intricately patterned wedding dress on her body and feeling the heavy weight of the phoenix crown on her head, Ye Wanqing felt much more at ease.

She said slowly, "Lord Lu became famous at a young age. When he was still the prince's companion, he was often entrusted with important tasks by the emperor. It would be strange if a man like him did not become a high-ranking official."

Cao Shuwan had a complicated expression: "The princess is right."

Ye Wanqing smiled at her and changed the subject: "Sister Cao, you came so early, you haven't had a good breakfast yet, right? The kitchen has prepared longan and lotus seed soup, will Sister Cao join me to have some?"

Cao Shuwan wanted to refuse.

Ye Wanqing continued: "Eat a little, it will help you to share in the good fortune."

Cao Shuwan's cheeks flushed when she heard this, and she stopped refusing: "Then I will accompany the princess to use some."

The maids brought the soup quickly.

No matter how noisy it is outside the Ren Mansion, Jinghong Garden is a place of peace and tranquility.

After finishing the drink, the female official came in and reminded: "Princess, the auspicious time is approaching, and the wedding procession is on the way."

The maid immediately brought clean water for Ye Wanqing to rinse her mouth, and then reapplied lip balm and powder.

After doing all this, one could faintly hear the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums approaching from far away in Beijing.

A maid couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's the wedding procession!"