12dz Chapter 39: Sending My Concubine's Sister to Get Married
Chapter 39: Sending My Concubine's Sister to Get Married
Nangong Yan's worry turned into joy when she thought about becoming the Crown Princess in the future.
Humph! Even if Prince Qi is inferior to Prince Yu in every aspect, so what?! Prince Qi has Empress Lu and Lu Pei'an to rely on. When he ascends to the throne of Crown Prince, she, Nangong Yan, will become the Crown Princess, second only to the emperor and above everyone else!
By then, I will have both fame and fortune, so what if I am temporarily suppressed by Nangong Qing?
Another day passes in the blink of an eye.
Today is quite special. It is the day when the eldest prince, Prince Qi, marries Nangong Yan, the daughter of the Crown Prince's tutor.
In the past, when the prince got married, the entire Great Yan Kingdom would be filled with the sound of gongs and drums, firecrackers, and the people of the city would sing and dance to celebrate the wedding.
Today the entire Kyoto is as peaceful as usual, without any festive atmosphere at all.
Compared to the low-key wedding of Prince Yu some time ago, Prince Qi's marriage to Nangong Yan seemed even more perfunctory.
There was only a carriage at the gate of Nangong Mansion. Prince Qi did not show up. Only two palace maids and two maids came to welcome the bride.
If it weren't for the not-so-big red silk flower hanging outside the carriage and the red couplets posted on the gate of Nangong Mansion, outsiders really wouldn't know that Nangong Mansion was holding a wedding today.
Nangong Yan, with a red veil on her head, walked to the door with the help of the nanny to breathe, and her cheeks couldn't help but puff up.
She was so angry that she had no place to vent it. She could tolerate the meager betrothal gift that Empress Lu sent to the Nangong Mansion. After all, she had received some benefits from Prince Qi before. But what was the point of a horse-drawn carriage to welcome the bride today?
Good things always come in pairs. When the future Crown Princess comes into the family, we should at least provide her with something to welcome her back to the palace, right?
She stood there, seething with rage, unable to resist raising her hands to scratch the burning, itchy wounds on her face.
The scars on his face where the skin was turned outwards, perhaps due to the hot weather, not only did they not show any signs of improvement after applying medicine, but now they were showing signs of inflammation.
Like an apple hit by frost, the wounds on his face had turned crimson, the necrotic flesh around the edges hard and dry. Yellow pus mingled with blood oozed from the unhealed wounds, emitting a foul, fishy odor.
The wound was painful and itchy, and she couldn't bear it and kept scratching it. Even the recently healed area was scratched to a bloody mess, and her face was a terrible sight. Today was her wedding day, and she couldn't put on makeup at all.
"Yan'er, just bear with it. Once you enter the palace, Prince Qi will ask the imperial physician to treat you. I heard that a famous doctor has appeared in the Great Yan Kingdom. Even an ugly face like Tong'er can be made beautiful, let alone Yan'er..."
Nangong Xun and Xue Yuping put a lot of thought into healing the scars on Nangong Yan's face.
I consulted many doctors but there was no sign of improvement.
Things are different now. Without the support of Ruyiyuan Fang Yun, Nangong Mansion is just an empty shell.
Nangong Xun's salary couldn't even cover the daily expenses of the mansion, so where would he get the money to hire a miracle doctor for treatment? He could only put his hopes on Prince Qi. He had hoped that with Prince Qi's betrothal gift, life would be easier in the mansion, but he didn't expect...
Nangong Xun was full of complaints about Xue Yuping. If she hadn't gone too far, how could Fang Yun, with her stubborn personality, suddenly come to her senses and not only stop letting them use her money, but also go to the emperor to ask for a divorce?
Now, not only will Fang Yun no longer allow them to bully her, but she will only live in the Nangong Mansion for about half a year.
Nangong Yan, who has entered the palace now, is their only hope of turning their lives around. Even if they are unwilling in their hearts, they must appear happy to enter Prince Qi's mansion.
"After entering Prince Qi's mansion, you must maintain a good relationship with Prince Qi's Empress Lu. Even if you can no longer bear children, it doesn't matter. At most, you can adopt a few children from the concubines and raise them. As long as you keep your position as the legitimate mother, you can have as many children as you want!"
When Xue Yuping thought of Nangong Qing's insults to the whole family, she couldn't hide the hatred on her face.
Humph! Nangong Qing, just wait and see!
What Xue Yuping didn't expect was that Nangong Qing, whom she "couldn't forget", was also paying close attention to her news at this time.
I had a good sleep yesterday and felt much better when I woke up. I have to say that sleep is the best way to recover.
Just as she was about to get up, she heard Li Zhenting's footsteps, so she simply closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
She had important things to do today and didn't want to waste time with Li Zhenting for the time being.
If she remembered correctly, today was the day when Nangong Yan married Prince Qi Li Huating.
According to Nangong Yan's personality, she would have wanted the wedding to be as grand as possible. However, with Prince Yu's wedding before her, Nangong Yan's disfigurement has left the Nangong family without a source of money. I'm afraid this wedding will be shameful and shabby.
So what are you waiting for? You must join in the fun!
As soon as Li Zhenting left, Nangong Qing immediately stood up and asked Tong'er to help her dress up.
Seeing that the princess' complexion had improved and her body had recovered, Tong'erle's little face was like a blooming sunflower, and her mouth couldn't close at all.
Knowing that Nangong Qing was going to Nangong Mansion to watch the ceremony, Tong'er specially helped Nangong Yan pick out a beautiful and gorgeous dress with bright red embroidery of golden phoenix and gold edges, and paired it with a precious headpiece inlaid with gold and green jade. It was extremely beautiful and noble.
Tong'er also dressed up carefully, wearing a rare flower hairpin, a jade bracelet and earrings, and a light pink gauze skirt.
Tong'er was originally pretty and with a little dressing up, she became as beautiful as the peach blossoms in bloom in March.
With such a comparison, I'm afraid Nangong Yan would be too embarrassed to face anyone.
The two men stood in front of the mirror, staring at the two pretty girls with rosy faces. They couldn't help but look up and smile at each other, then walked out together.
These two days, Nangong Qing asked Bai Lianyi to help him do something big. He found a few children to sing a nursery rhyme on the street.
"Master Nangong is busy marrying off his concubine's daughter, and his aunt is in a panic. Not only is his daughter barren, but she also has an extremely ugly face, which scares even little boys on the street into fainting!"
Children all over Kyoto are probably singing this nursery rhyme right now!
Nangong Yan, who was standing at the gate of Nangong Mansion with a red veil on her head, was already angry and embarrassed when she heard the children singing this song loudly.
"Dad, beat these ignorant bitches to death!"
she snapped.
But how could Nangong Xun dare to mess around and smash things in front of everyone? If he caused any trouble, Empress Lu and Lu Pei'an would probably chop off his head! He just hoped that Nangong Yan would get on the carriage smoothly and marry into Prince Qi's mansion smoothly.
Seeing Nangong Yan, who was supported by two maids and wearing a bright red wedding dress and a red veil on her head, coming out of the Nangong Mansion, a group of onlookers became anxious and stared at Nangong Yan with their necks stretched out.
Everyone wanted to see how ugly Nangong Yan, who was disfigured and known as the ugliest woman in the Kingdom of Yan, must look now.
"Tsk, I was wondering why the Nangong Mansion was so bustling with activity today. Turns out it's a big wedding day. Speaking of which, Yan'er is really wronged. Concubine Xue gave birth to Yan'er two months earlier than my mother did. But because of Concubine Xue's status, she has to be a concubine's sister..."
"Since Yan'er calls me her legitimate sister, it's only right that I come to marry my concubine sister..."
There was a sudden commotion in the crowd. When Nangong Xun saw Nangong Qing and Tong'er suddenly appear in front of her, she wanted to slap her!